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SPAMfighter Standard

Version: 6.3.21

Downloads Count: 127

Date Added: Jul 21, 2008

Operating Systems: Windows XP, Windows 2000

Requirements: Outlook, Outlook Express, or Windows Mail

File Size: 1475 KB

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The Internet--and your inbox--are drowning in spam. Clearing out the mess takes precious time, and spam often contains Trojans or viruses which can harm or even destroy your computer. Simplistic keyword filters fail often. SPAMFighter Standard uses much more complex algorithms to decide what sort of mail is worth your time and what is trash.

To test it, I set it up to get my Google Mail, so I could compare its filter to Gmail's built-in functions. I also moved 50 messages from Gmail's "Spam" box to its inbox, to force SPAMFighter to work on a large load of real junk mail. Overall, SPAMFighter is almost--but not quite--as good as Gmail's filters, which are the best I've personally encountered. It pegged 36 out of the 50 'known spam' messages. Not bad, but it also marked several good messages as spam--and as valuable messages can be lost, false positives are often worse than receiving one ad for herbal Viagra. However, SPAMFighter allows you to unblock messages, and builds its whitelists and filters based on user response, so the program 'learns' as more people use it. Further, you can add your own entries to the black and white lists to customize the program.

Spamfighter Standard cannot be installed directly. The Pro version is installed and runs for 30 days. After that, the program auto-downgrades to the Standard version. This version is somewhat more limited than the Pro. The Standard version allows only 100 personal black/white list entries, places advertisements in your mail programs toolbar, and appends a footer to all your outgoing mail touting the virtues of Spamfighter. The last is probably the most irksome, as it turns your messages into vehicles for advertising--but it does mean getting a world-class anti-spam tool for free. Your call.

--Ian Harac

Description of SPAMfighter Standard

SPAMfighter has teamed up with Microsoft to make an easy to use, stand alone, anti-spam and anti-phishing tool for Outlook, Outlook Express and Windows Mail. SPAMfighter is easy to install and use. With SPAMfighter Pro, you save time and frustration trying to sort through spam. You are also protected against the dangers of spam and phishing mails, such as harmful attachments, and identity theft. Download SPAMfighter and protect your computer and personal information in minutes. SPAMfighter works in a unique way by harnessing the power of a very large community of people who instantly report any spam or phishing message they receive. Once several people have reported the same email, it is automatically filtered for the rest of the community. Install SPAMfighter and you will stop receiving spam instantly. If by chance you do receive a spam message, you will get the satisfaction of reporting it and removing it for all other community members with a single click. Join the millions of SPAMfighters across the globe with a clean inbox. SPAMfighter is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and is currently available in 19 languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch, Italian, Greek, Suomi, Bulgarian, Czech, Thai and Danish.

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Reviewed by: Ronc

04-19-2009

Duration of ownership: 2 Months

Strengths: Not Many

Weaknesses: Poor customer support.

Overall Evaluation: Don't waste your time and money, especially on the 'Pro' version! I tried on several occasions to purchase the Pro upgrade, but they kept refusing to let me pay because of a bug in their website. I finally had enough, canceled the subscription and uninstalled this junk-ware.

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